Volkswagen Corporation
Presented By: Nicole Bendana, Alberto
DeGracia and Cameron Rowland
How Volkswagen started
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Thought process was thought about in 1934 by
Ferdinand Porsche.
Wanted to create “peoples car” to attract the
Germans to this affordable first car.
To further educate himself in automobile
manufacturing, he became involved in schools
and shop.
How Volkswagen Started cont…
Porsche joined the carriage factory
named Jackob Lohner & Co.
 1898, Lohner-Porsche carriage was
designed.
Volkswagen was
founded in 1937
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In 1938, 1st
Volkswagen was
made in Wolfsberg,
Germany.
A Brief History of the Company
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Porsche had promised
Adolf Hitler he would
have his ideal
prototype for the
military.
In 1939, war broke
out and Volkswagen
beetles were used the
military.
2nd car theory
Brief History cont…
Volkswagen is known as Volkswagen
group;non-German speaking
markets.
 Currently fourth largest car
manufacturer in the world
 Only limited cars were made up until
WWII. (1939)
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Types of Old Cars
Coupe
Volkswagen
bus
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Types of New Cars
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Jetta
New Beetle
Passat
Golf
Specialized Features
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1939-Air cooling
rear mounted
engines
Round shape,
curved front
windshield
More space in front
luggage area
1958-thick door
pillars
Specialized features cont…
•air cooled engine
replaced with water
cooled engine
•Front mounting cooling
system.
•Padded dashboards
•Bumper and trim taken
off to decrease weight and
looker cleaner.
•High tech gauges
Other Companies Volkswagen
bought into
•Founded in 1931
•First collaboration with VW
•Awards
•British based
•Bentley purchased by
VW
•Queen Elizabeth II
Other companies cont…
• Founded in 1910
• Headquarters in Ingolstadt,
Bavaria
• First modern Audi was the
Audi 100 in 1968
•Founded in 1963
•Headquarters in Sant’Agata
Bolognese, Italy
•Competition with Ferrari
Went International
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1945, Volkswagen went
international.
Europe & Asia
North America and
Canada
Mexico
Competitors
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Worlds largest automaker since 1931
Founded in 1908
Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan
Manufacturers its car and trucks in 33
countries.
•Japanese multinational corporation
•Headquarters in Toyota, Aichi, Japan
•Founded in 1933 by Kiichiro Toyoda
•1st production of eight-speed automatic
Competitors cont…
•Americas multinational
corporation
•3rd largest automaker
•Based in Dearborn, Michigan
•Founded by Henry Ford in 1903
•Ranked worlds most profitable corporations.
•Japanese manufacturer
•Name suggests engine company
not a car company.
•Headquarters are in Tokyo, Japan
•Founded by Soichiro Honda in 1948
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Conclusion
Decades of experience in a wide
variety of automobiles
th largest car manufacture in the
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world
 Develops innovative engines
 In 2005 VW sold more than 2.5
million vehicles
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